Hey guys ,

Here is one on my Sonys' , of which i don't have many at this stage anyway,

but this one is really great nice clean sound with all the options .One of the better Sony  boxes the CFS-F 5

congrats boomboxace, this is such a nice boombox man, looks in great condition, is it fully working?

Thanks driptip , everything works except one speaker is not working not sure what the issue is jet

bba

nice box BBA' sony did'nt make the biggest boxes around but they sure had a unique look.

that looks mint congrats

like the look nice score mate

Here's one - http://cgi.ebay.fr/Ghettoblast...;hash=item3375a6f2a6

Congrats Boombox ace, I wonder which came first, the Sharp GF-525 or the Sony CFS-F5.

Thanks all , yeah good point retro  , i wonder which one did come first !

The Sony would be better quality

but not better sounding

debatable

if you mean louder - then Sharp maybe better
if you mean better audio - then Sony will be better

It is one of my worst-sounders

Weak....no bass.....and the highs are only average.

It sounds like an RX-5150.....Which is to say, like an inch of carpet was covering the speakers

Good question.
Most likely, in this case, Sharp was the first with that unusual layout, cause GF-525 in fact is a modified GF-555, which appeared in 1979, and GF-818, japanese version of GF-525, came out in 1980,

but the Sony CFS-F5 has appeared only in 1981' catalog.

i don't have that Panasonic

But I have the 5050 and the 5250
and they're two of the best sounding mid size boxes i've heard hands down

It seems your right metad Sharp was first !

Don't ever buy a 5150

Great build quality, great ambiance setting

But lame sound

Put your ear up to the tweeters.......nothing....

*makes note*